In a small one-bedroom apartment in Clearwater, Florida, 93-year-old Russell Gackenbach sat on his floral patterned sofa thumbing through a photo album containing original prints of some of the most iconic people and events in United States military history....
Hometown: Allentown, PA

Spc. Natalie Harper (left), a flutists from Reading, Pennsylvania assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve’s 78th Army Band, performs with her band mates during the 78th’s holiday concert Dec. 3 in Pemberton, New Jersey. More information about the 78th can be found on their Facebook page....
Hometown: Reading, PA

The governor of Hawaii, David Ige, greets Pearl Harbor survivor and former Army member Alexander Horanzy of Philadelphia upon arrival at Honolulu International Airport, Dec. 3, 2016. Horanzy was on an honor flight from Los Angeles that carried Pearl Harbor survivors and other veterans to Hawaii for commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando...
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Sebastian Haag grew up surrounded by Marines. In a time when very few Americans have any familial tie to the military, Haag’s family had six Marines - “had” being the operative word because when Haag walked across Parris Island’s main parade deck Sept. 30, 2016, he became the seventh in his family to earn the Eagle, Globe and Anchor....
Hometown: Montgomery, NJ